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September 2006 Fine Arts and Antiques Auction Catalog

Aspire Auctions, Inc.


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Lots

Antiquities
1-4
Paintings
5-29
30-54
55-79
80-104
105-129
130-154
155-161
Works on Paper
162-181
182-201
202-221
222-241
242-261
262-265
Sculpture
266-275
276-285
286-288
Antique Printwork and Engravings
289-303
304-318
319-333
334-348
349-363
364-365
Photography
366-375
376-385
386-387
Silver
388-407
408-427
428-447
448-467
468-487
488-490
Lighting
491-500
501-508
Glass
509-518
519-528
529-538
539-546
Porcelain & Ceramics
547-561
562-576
577-591
592-606
607-621
622-636
637-645
Fine Jewelry
646-670
671-695
696-720
721-745
746-770
771-787
Furniture
788-797
798-807
808-817
818-827
828-834
Decorative Arts
835-849
850-864
865-879
880-894
895-909
910-924
925-932
Orientalia
933-947
948-962
963-977
978-992
993-1007
1008-1015
Autographs, Books & Maps
1016-1025
1026-1035
1036-1045
1046-1055
1056-1065
1066-1067
Fine Clocks
1068-1077
1078-1087
1088-1097
1098-1106
Carpets
1107-1116
1117-1126
1127-1136
1137-1146
1147-1156
1157-1166
1167-1173


Henry Pember Smith (American, 1854-1907)

30. Henry Pember Smith (American, 1854-1907)


A country cottage by a lake. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed in a simple wide wood frame with a gilded liner, 14" x 20" canvas size, with framing overall 20" x 26". One of the artist's most recognizable subjects, he favored painting many views of this idyllic location. The scene features a charming cottage behind a stone fence in late afternoon sun. Ducks traverse a lane at the right, beyond which is seen a placid lake and distant hills. The central figure is an enormous old tree in full summer bloom. There is a sticker on the back of the stretcher from Babcock Gallery in New York, and one from The Bonfoey Company in Cleveland (where it was cleaned and framed about 60 years ago).

4,000/8,000 Sold: $3,335.00

M. Alten, Valencia (American, 1856-1935)

31. M. Alten, Valencia (American, 1856-1935)


"Cleaning Lobster Pots". Oil on wood panel, signed lower right, titled and dated 1912 on verso, 9" x 12" panel size, framed in a gilt period "rope" pattern frame with some burnished highlights, under glass, overall framed size 18-1/2" x 21-1/2".

2,000/4,000 Sold: $5,462.50

J. S. Jameson (Irish, 1855-1930)

32. J. S. Jameson (Irish, 1855-1930)


A rocky coastal scene with a lighthouse. Oil on canvas, signed and dated in the lower right corner, 9" x 13" canvas size, with older frame overall 14-1/2" x 18-1/2". A nicely rendered scene of waves breaking on a rocky shoreline. There are gulls flying about and sailboats on the horizon. Adding to the narrative is a tiny figure in front of a docked sailboat greeting two figures on shore, one nearby and one higher up on the rocks.

200/400 Sold: $149.50

Painting Signed

33. Painting Signed "Fiori"


A flirting couple in the woods. Oil on canvas, 9" x 12", framed overall 14" x 17" in a fancy gold-toned frame, signed "Fiori" in the lower right corner. This is an early 20th Century copy of an 18th Century composition depicting a fancy couple engaged in a flirtation on a woodland path. The young woman's basket of apples is strewn about as she coyly reacts to the gentleman's attentions. The spire of a distant church is seen through a clearing to the left adding depth to the composition.

200/400 Sold: $92.00

A Decorative Coaching Scene

34. A Decorative Coaching Scene


A decorative coaching scene done in the 19th Century style. Oil on board, signed in the lower right corner "H W Piper", board size 12" x 18", framed in a pretty carved and gilt frame, overall size 18" x 24". This piece was originally sold as a decorative picture, distributed in the mid-1970's by Harry Soicher, Inc.

100/200 Sold: $373.75

A Decorative Painting of a Country Lane

35. A Decorative Painting of a Country Lane


A pretty scene of a woman in a country lane in the manner of a 19th Century Continental landscape. Oil on canvas, with an illegible inscription or signature on the lower left, framed in a nice carved corner gilt frame, 20" x 30" canvas size, with framing overall 26" x 36".

200/400 Sold: $448.50

Addison Thomas Millar (American, 1860-1913)

36. Addison Thomas Millar (American, 1860-1913)


"A Zeeland Peasant Woman". Oil on academy board, signed in the lower left corner, thumb print in red in the lower right corner, framed in a frilly gilt frame with burnished ornaments, 7-1/4" x 6" board size, with frame overall 13-1/4" x 12-1/4". The rosy-cheeked young lady wearing her wedding headdress gazes smilingly toward the viewer, while pointing to a page in a book. She is seated before a table with a red cloth cover, with a delicate ewer of wine and a filled wine glass before her. Art Club of Philadelphia, ca. 1989, exhibition label affixed to verso. Also noted on the label that it was exhibited in New York at the National Academy of Design in the spring of '98.

2,000/3,000

E. Giachi (Italian, 19th Century)

37. E. Giachi (Italian, 19th Century)


A tavern serenade. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, dated 1891, framed in a simple dark bronze finished frame, 35" x 49-1/2", with framing overall 39-1/2" x 55". A monk at the right of the composition observes a jovial musical moment in a tavern setting. There are some lovely details about the entire composition, including a picture of the Madonna and Child behind the monk, a lantern above him, the architectural setting with a fireplace and a copper charger on the mantel, the smoking brazier on the floor in front of the lady, and other accouterments in the room as well as the costumes and poses of the people. The central figures are vividly painted.

4,000/6,000 Sold: $8,740.00

Frank Hider (British, 1861-1933)

38. Frank Hider (British, 1861-1933)


A Highland Scene. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1913 in the lower right corner, framed in a newer traditional frame, 16" x 24", with framing overall 19" x 27".

400/600 Sold: $414.00

Luther Emerson van Gorder (American, 1861-1931)

39. Luther Emerson van Gorder (American, 1861-1931)


Parisian scene in the rain. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, framed in an older frame with a dark textured finish, canvas size 12-1/4" x 15-1/4", with framing overall size 15-3/4" x 18-3/4". From an Akron, Ohio estate.

800/1,200 Sold: $8,653.75

Anne Wells Munger  (American 1862 - 1945)

40. Anne Wells Munger (American 1862 - 1945)


"The Back Street", oil on canvas, signed lower left. Southern landscape with brightly painted houses and figures with a large oak tree. Thickly painted and expressive. Canvas apprx 18" x 16-1/4", overall in gilt wood frame apprx 22-1/2"T x 21"W. Munger was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and lived for most of her productive years in Pass Christian, Mississippi, summering in Provincetown, Massachusetts. On display in the Pittsburgh PA gallery.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $2,127.50

Raimund (Ritter voon Brennerstein) Wicherea (Austrian, 1862-1925)

41. Raimund (Ritter voon Brennerstein) Wicherea (Austrian, 1862-1925)


A portrait of a pretty young lady. Oil on wood panel, signed in the lower left, framed in an oval gold-tone frame with foliate and ribbon decoration cast in relief around the perimeter, and a beaded inner rim, image size approx. 20" x 16", with frame overall 26-1/2" x 23". A nice example of this artist's most popular subject; beautiful women. On display in the Pittsburgh PA gallery.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $1,092.50

Douglas Arthur Teed (American, 1864-1929)

42. Douglas Arthur Teed (American, 1864-1929)


Landscape with a peacock. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right, dated 1918, canvas size 24" x 30", with frame overall 35" x 41". A pretty Impressionist style composition, the pigments applied in a thick vigorous texture with an energetic color palette. Known for oriental theme subjects, Teed studied in London, Paris, and Rome. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club in 1896 and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1912. Teed's paintings are in many permanent museum collections throughout the East coast.

2,000/4,000 Sold: $2,990.00

Frans Proost (Belgian, 1866-1941)

43. Frans Proost (Belgian, 1866-1941)


A young woman in a garden. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left corner, framed in a simple wide wood frame, 23" x 33-3/4" canvas size, with framing overall 27" x 37-3/4". The canvas is also signed on verso and dated 1890, also inscribed "Antwerpen" and "Lentezonne". There is also a stenciled "29" above. This is a lovely scene with the central figure silhouetted by afternoon sunlight. She stands with her rake over one shoulder at the edge of a well manicured garden. A cottage is seen behind her in the distance.

500/700 Sold: $2,328.75

G. Willis Pryce (British, 1866-1948)

44. G. Willis Pryce (British, 1866-1948)


"Birmingham" (written on verso). Oil on board, signed in the lower left edge, board size 6-1/2" x 10", with modern gold-tone frame overall 8-3/4" x 12-3/8". A scene with three figures resting on a road in front of misty mountains, while a small cottage with a plume of chimney smoke is indicated in the valley beyond.

300/500 Sold: $69.00

Artist Unknown (Continental School, 19th Century)

45. Artist Unknown (Continental School, 19th Century)


A pretty naive-style scene in which three young ladies are digging for clams on a beach, one of whom is pointing to a ship in full sail on the rosy horizon. Oil on canvas, not signed, on stretchers and in a gilt frame with gilt gesso ornamentation, 9-1/2" x 13-1/2" canvas size, with frame overall 14" x 18".

150/250 Sold: $178.25

William John Edmondson (American, Cleveland School, 1868-1966)

46. William John Edmondson (American, Cleveland School, 1868-1966)


An idyllic scene. Oil on canvas mounted onto masonite, signed in the lower right corner, framed, 10" x 8", with frame overall 14-1/4" x 12-1/4". Nymphs and a flute playing Pan bathe and relax on the shore of a lake. Edmondson was born in Ohio in 1868 and spent the majority of his time working in Cleveland. His oeuvre includes still lifes, landscapes, and finely executed figures and portraits.

500/800 Sold: $575.00

Anna Louise Thorn (American, Ohio, b. 1878)

47. Anna Louise Thorn (American, Ohio, b. 1878)


Portrait of a bearded man. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right, framed in a vintage gilded frame, 24" x 20" canvas size, with framing overall 31" x 27".

200/400 Sold: $80.50

Albert Duvannes (American, 1881-1962)

48. Albert Duvannes (American, 1881-1962)


A Tonalist Landscape. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left edge, framed in a period grooved frame in a bronzed finish, canvas size 17-3/4" x 28", with framing overall 26-1/2" x 37". From an Akron, Ohio estate.

2,000/4,000 Sold: $1,667.50

Walter Koeniger (American, 1881-1945)

49. Walter Koeniger (American, 1881-1945)


Winter Landscape. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left, framed, canvas size 25" x 30", with framing overall 28-3/4" x 33-3/4". A signature composition for this artist, the image is brightly sunlit and fresh. On display in the Pittsburgh PA gallery.

2,500/5,000 Sold: $3,335.00

George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)

50. George Wesley Bellows (American, 1882-1925)


A forest stream with rapids. Oil on canvas over paperboard, signed on the lower left edge, framed in a wide frame with cast ornamentation in a bronzed finish, 11" x 13-3/4" canvasboard size, with frame overall 17-1/2" x 20-1/2". Possibly painted on Monhegan Island during 1913 when the artist was known to concentrate on dramatic close ups. The painting has, until now, resided in a private Staten Island residence.

30,000/50,000

V. Wilson (Continental School, 19th Century)

51. V. Wilson (Continental School, 19th Century)


A distant castle in a mountain landscape. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1878 in the lower left corner, canvas size 16" x 23-1/2", with modern gilt frame overall 19-3/4" x 27-1/4".

200/400 Sold: $241.50

V. Wilson (Continental School, 19th Century)

52. V. Wilson (Continental School, 19th Century)


A high mountain lake with a boat docked by a cabin on the shore. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower left and dated '77, canvas size 16-1/2" x 23", with modern gilt frame overall 20-1/2" x 26-7/8".

200/400 Sold: $230.00

Franz Xavier Wolfle (German, 1887-1972)

53. Franz Xavier Wolfle (German, 1887-1972)


Portrait of a man with a feathered hat. Oil on woodboard, signed in the upper right corner, 7" x 5-1/2", framed in carved rustic frame with a gilt liner, 13" x 11-1/2" overall size.

600/1,000 Sold: $575.00

Jacobus Lambertus Dispo, Sr. (Dutch, 1890-1964)

54. Jacobus Lambertus Dispo, Sr. (Dutch, 1890-1964)


A Dutch canal scene in winter. Oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, 24" x 20" canvas size, framed in a Barbizon-pattern frame with Impressionist finish, 32" x 28" overall with frame.

1,000/2,000 Sold: $402.50

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